The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 38, Issue 2 , Pages 175-181 , February 2010

The Impact of Rapid Sequence Intubation on Trauma Patient Mortality in Attempted Prehospital Intubation

Presented in abstract form at the 2007 Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, May 2007 and at the SAEM Western Regional Research Forum, Portland, Oregon, March 2007.

  • Michael T. Cudnik, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint Address: Michael T. Cudnik, md, mph, 146 Means Hall, 1654 Upham Drive, Columbus, OH 43210
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  • Craig D. Newgard, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Center for Policy and Research in Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon
    • ,
  • Mohamud Daya, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Center for Policy and Research in Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon
    • ,
  • Jonathan Jui, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Center for Policy and Research in Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon

Received 24 September 2007 ,Revised 10 December 2007 ,Accepted 27 January 2008.

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 This work was supported by a Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Institutional Research Training Grant and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Resuscitation Outcomes Training Grant 1 U01 HL 077873-01.

PII: S0736-4679(08)00319-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2008.01.022

The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 38, Issue 2 , Pages 175-181 , February 2010

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